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causa nostrae laetitiae (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
One by one, bishops are coming forward and publicly warning their COD (Culture of Death) Catholic politicians NOT to receive Holy Communion. Is this trend growing? Is a response to our Holy Father's meeting with the bishops? I certainly hope so. I hope my pro-abortion Catholic Congressman Tim Bishop (D-NY) is next. "We believe evidence exists that shows that Sebelius has strong personal and political...
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WI Catholic Musings (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Essentially, this is not just about the Governor's position on abortion, though that is key. What makes this a matter of public statement is that the Governor is a public figure who, by words and actions, gives scandal to the faithful. Were the Governor doing some other thing very publicly that defied the Church's teachings or laws, the same remedy would apply. In this case it is abortion, but it could...
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The Crossed Pond (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
I wrote here, and in the comments section, about the remarkable request by Archbishop Joseph Naumann that Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius deny herself communion. A particularly cogent and persuasive criticism of the Bishop’s actions has been written by Patrick Whelan at Catholic Democrats. Again, this issue is one on which I cannot comment [...]
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Bench Memos (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Kansas Gover Kathleen Sibelius is in the news for two reasons. One is that some people think she would be a good running mate for Barack Obama. The other is that Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City publicly stated that she should not receive Holy Communion until she repudiates her pro-abortion positions. The Archbishop cited several Sibelius vetos of abortion-restricting bills, particularly...
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The hermeneutic of continuity (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
The Archbishop of Kansas City, Joseph Naumann has told Governor Kathleen Sebelius that she should not present herself for Holy Communion until she has publicly repudiated her support for abortion rights. Archbishop Naumann announced this publicly in his diocesan newspaper The Leaven ( Governor’s Veto Prompts Pastoral Action ) This is not a rushed action on the part of the Archbishop....
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An Examined Life (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Archbishop Joseph Naumann has done the right thing. According to a story at Catholic.org he has instructed Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas to stop presenting herself for Communion, because she has scandalized the faithful in her support of abortion. She is, it seems, latae sententiae excommunicate. This is good news for the real Catholics out there, who have been wondering when somebody...
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Thoughts of a Regular Guy (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
As we all know, it's wrong to deny communion to pro-abortion politicians . People like me who advocate such denial simply haven't a leg to stand on, church teaching and canon law nothwithstanding. And yet, I must admit to being delighted at this news (H/T: Ten Reasons ): Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City has announced that Governor Kathleen Sebelius should not receive Communion...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
(Here is the full text of Archbishop Joseph Naumann's column, published today in The Leaven, the Archdiocese newspaper.)
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Dad29 (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
We note that Governor Doyle has never met an abortion restriction that he favors .... The latest pro-choice Catholic politician called out in this year's edition of the "Communion Wars" is Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Backed by the bishops of the state, Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City publicized his request that Sebelius refrain from the Eucharist in his weekly column for today's...
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Whispers in the Loggia (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
The latest pro-choice Catholic politician called out in this year's edition of the "Communion Wars" is Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Backed by the bishops of the state, Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City publicized his request that Sebelius refrain from the Eucharist in his weekly column for today's edition of the archdiocesan newspaper, The Leaven . Naumann said he took...
